Are you looking to hire a ghostwriter? If so, and this is all new to you, you might be wondering what you might do to prepare. What does a professional writer need from you? Or maybe you just signed a contract and are waiting to get started on your book. This second...
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Should You Hire A Local Ghostwriter?
If you've decided it is time to get a little help writing your book, you might be considering hiring a ghostwriter. If that's the case, you may be searching for advice on the internet. While that's logical, there is a plethora of information on the subject (not...
How to Share Your Story
I truly believe that every person has at least one book within them. Do you? If so, you might be wondering how to share your story with the world. Perhaps you have an account of a memorable trip trudging through the Amazon rainforest with only a backpack. Or maybe...
How To Find a Good Ghostwriter
Do you dream of writing a book? Perhaps you have a great idea, but you're stuck at square zero. It's tough when you don't have the experience (or time) to carry your project through to completion. Whatever stumbling blocks you may have, they don't need to keep you...
Top Questions for a Ghostwriter
If you're interested in hiring a ghostwriter to help you complete your book, you might feel you need more information. After all, hiring a writer isn’t an everyday activity. After talking to a few hundred people, I realize most authors have some questions about our...
How to Write Great Dialogue
Dialogue is a key component of any memoir or novel. When two characters struggle for conversation, the dialogue stands out like a scraggly weed in a garden of tulips. The reader’s attention is quite suddenly ripped from the story and shifts to the awkwardness of the...
The Right Ghostwriter for You
Have you been trying to write a book for months, years, or decades? Perhaps you've begun and are stuck. Or maybe you have the concept of what you wish to write but have no idea how to start. Or perhaps you have a completed first draft and know it isn't quite right but...
Want to Write a Book?
As the year progresses, I think about all the potential authors out there who want to write a book. Having been a ghostwriter for two decades, I know how many people long to see their stories published. How many times have you dreamed of walking into your local Barnes...
Eight Tips to Avoid Writing Distractions
Are you sitting in front of your computer or typewriter, wondering why the words won't flow? There are many reasons authors hit the dreaded writer's block. Don't allow writing distractions to stop you from completing your book. If you want to finish your project...
How to Conquer Writer’s Block
You stare at a fresh, new document in frustration. The words just won't come. No matter how hard you try, you just can’t get your fingers to perform the chorus of taps you need. You have a story idea in your head, but you just can't get it down on paper. You are...